Plow.



STEVE SIFTER, GF CLAY CENTER., OHIO,

PLOW'.

Application filed ctooer 6, 1913.

To all `whom t fin/cry concern Be it known that l, Srnvie Sir'rne, acitizen of Hungary, residing at Clay Center, in the county of Ottawa andState of Ohio,

lhave invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Flows, of whichthe following' is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in plows and its object is toproduce a plow with a novel form of mold board of maximum efficiency andthe combination therewith of an adjustable colte-r and of novel Figure 1is a side elevation of my improved plow. Figs. 2 and 3 are face views ofthe colter-adjusting plates or members.

Like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

The reference numeral 12 denotes the mold board provided with the curvedshoe 13 and with the curved wing lil which is a follower for the pointof the shoe 1S and which enlarges the path of that shoe throwing thesoil a considerable distance to one side and making a good wide regularfurrow thoroughly tearing loose and breaking up the plowed earth. 1nadvance of the mold board the colter 15 is disposed which starts thefurrow and saves the mold board from Contact with stones that otherwisemight be encountered in the work. To the plow beam a pair of adjustableapertured plates 16 and 17 are secured, the latter being next to theplow beam and the former being disposed upon and adjustable upon thelatter through the medium of its locking pins 18, 18 adapt- )PatentedDec. 28, with?.

Serial No. 793,593.

ed to engage the apertured portions 19 of the plate 1T. The plate 16 isformed with oppositely disposed elongated slots 20, 2O and the plate 17is formed with oppositely disposed apertures 21, 21 normally disposed inalinement with the said elongated slots. is a strap secured to the plate16 through the medium of pins 23, which pass through 'the slots in thatpla-'te and through the apertures 21 in the plate 17 and between saidstrap and plate 16 the colter 15 is disposed and secured in adjustedposition througl'i the medium of wedges 2li, 2li. The colter may beadjusted vertically by removing 'the wedges and manually raising orlowering said colter and then replacing the wedges; it may be movedbackward or forward by readjusting the plate 16 upon the plate 17.

What is claimed is A device of the type described, including a colter,adjustably connected members applied to a plow-beam, one of said membershaving' adjusting arcuate slots and perforations, the other of saidmembers having studs engaging said perforations, and apertures inalinement with said arcuate slots, a keeper strap applied to receive acolter therebetween and the other of said adjustably connected members,bolts inserted through said keeper strap and said slots and apertures ofsaid adjustably connected members, and wedginO members insertedintermediate said bolts and the colter and the outer adjustable memberand said keeper strap.

1n testimony that l. claim the foregoing as my own li have heretoaffixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. l

STEVE SFTER. 'Vitnesses:

STEVE Dno'ran, Sinon MARORIAN.

Ccpies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patente, Washington, D. C.

